West Texas Wildlife Management

Wildlife in the City

To assist cities as they strive to enhance the livability of their urban environments,
Texas Parks and Wildlife has assigned wildlife biologists to work in each
of the largest urban areas. The duties of these "urban biologists" include
providing opportunities for urban residents to reconnect with the natural
systems, presenting educational programs for adults and students on a variety
of habitat/wildlife issues, serving as technical advisors on multi-agency
conservation planning initiatives, and assisting landowners with habitat
restoration or enhancements. The Trans Pecos Widlife District has only one
urban biologist, stationed in El Paso Texas.

As Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists we receive requests to give presentations
and are happy to accept when possible. Sometimes the topic is left for our
choosing, other times the request is specific. Follow the link to a list
of presentations that have been given in the past by the urban biologist
and are available upon request.

Two things we know. El Paso is a very large city and educational
outreach is a very important part of our jobs. In order to fill a need, educational
trunks containing teaching materials, activity sheets, and even some slide
shows are available to check out. We sometimes receive requests not for presentations
but for educational material that other conservation enthusiasts can use.
The urban program in El Paso has several trunks containing a variety of educational
materials and teaching aids which can be are available upon request. Follow
the educational trunk
link to the list.